Welcome to the Silver Screen

[phoenix240]

This is more an exercise in creativity than hypothetical role playing. Your character is being adapted fora major motion picture. What changes do you imagine would be made to their appearance, background, powers, etc to fit into the Hollywood blockbuster model? Approach it either as a movie being made in their home setting/universe or one in a alternate universe where they are a popular but entirely fictional comic book character and their comic details their actual adventures and storyline so far.

[TheQuestionMan]

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Cougar is an Professional Actor, Circus Performer, Dancer, Model, Public Relations, and Singer. He would want to play himself and donate the profits to charities. Definitely would want to do some of his own stunts and fight scenes.

 

All my other characters would go for the donating to charity, but not really want to be involved.

 

QM

[TheQuestionMan]

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[Tigereye]

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Deuce has already been adapted for the movies. His superior officer in WWII used Deuce as one of several primary models for his protagonist in a series of spy thrillers - which were then turned into movies starting in the early 1960's. The only reason why the officer wasn't arrested under the Official Secrets Act was because of the bad publicity it would have caused - that, and he'd had the good sense to die in 1964. Sometimes the movies are all right - and many times they're wildly unrealistic. He would never try half the stunts they pull in the movies. Plus, he looks nothing like the actors, for the most part. (He thinks they're on their sixth Agent 11 now...he's not sure.) No doubt you've heard of the Mark Hazard series - everyone has, and it bothers Deuce to no end.

 

Spellvis got cast as the young Hillbilly Cat in an abortive biopic, but would blanch at someone playing him, because it would be someone imitating an Elvis impersonator! (Admittedly, the best there's ever been.) He'd have a much bigger and more destructive power set. He'd be capable of wide swaths of sonic disruption, but having a much different power absorption base - Spellvis can function well in the dark, as long as there's some light, but the movie version would have to light a butane lighter to activate and serve as a power source. When it would be dramatically appropriate, natch. Plus, he probably would be a lot dumber on the screen - people from Tennessee are nearly always portrayed as rednecks, even though Spellvis' alter ego is a serious music student and a trained helicopter pilot, and has but a mild accent.

[sinanju]

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Iron Maiden designed her costume to be a) easy to replace anonymously, and to include no spandex. It consists of a black tank top, black leather miniskirt and boots, black leggings, and black coachman's cloak. Other than the cloak, any piece of it could easily be purchased without drawing attention. Millions of women own them. (It also has the virtues of not requiring a huge budget for "unstable molecules" or tailored spandex.)

 

A Hollywood movie about Iron Maiden would undoubtedly ditch her costume for something a) more colorful, form-fitting, or c) both.

[Badger]

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Badger-hates Hollywood, maybe not hate, hate is not a strong enough word. Just leave him alone, already.

 

 

Frosty Bob- I guess his exploits would have to be cleaned up (both violence and sex). (and probably despite Bob's protests to make it NC-17)

 

 

Note: Both may destroy the studio if they get word their characters were put in one of those stupid costumes, entertainment seems to think ALL superheroes wear.

[hfergus]

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Volt would not play himself, and if done well would support it. He'd have to bee the "impecable good guy" or he'd try to have it stopped.

Olorin would be amused and would play himself if asked. As to Hollywood - outsider - check. broad sense of humor - check. fireballs, lightnng, explosions and earthquakes - check. Only thing missing would be a car chase.

Black Tiger - don't even ask. he'd do whatever it took to stop it including sabotage.

Leadman - would not approve or participate.

Futurian - would jump at the chance to play himeself. However, other that techo powers and outsider status, not sure Hollywood would want him. Too subtle.

[McCoy]

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Millennium did stunt work in the movies before he hit the Big Time as a Hero. No changes necessary for his story.

 

Cheeta, other than his Secret ID, is an adequate anti-hero. No changes.

 

For some reason I cringe when I think of a Snow Leopard movie, that it would turn out like CINO, a strong independent woman of color turned into a whiny emo biatch. No deal unless she gets script and final edit approval.

 

Dolphin, they would probably make him straight.

[psyber624]

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Psyber couldn't even fathom someone wanting to make a movie about him.

 

Flambe would be all for it as long as he could be assured that A. They would be sensitive to his homosexuality and B. That they made sure it had the correct moral tone. As far as costuming goes if anything they would have to tone his DOWN for the big screen.

[UberGeek88]

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Revenant's backstory as a 'normal' crime-fighter would be dramatized and made more awesome before his death during the alien invasion; they'd probably cut his first origin entirely. He'd probably be portrayed as more of a crime-fighter than he has become - and omit his years of violence free community outreach. Unless it was a movie for his entire team, they'd probably cut the possession of his team-mate to hurt a Horseman of the Apocalypse.

 

And if the Spider-Man movies are any indication, he'd probably lose the ability to see the amount of time someone has left to live. And his secret identity would probably be studying to be a doctor and not a nurse.